1866-S Seated Liberty Half Dime - Coin Community Forum

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Caddis Valued Member United States 258 Posts	Posted 01/27/2026 12:11 pm Hello. Any thoughts of a Grading opinion of this coin? Also, what's the black spot and can you get ride of it? Report this Post to the Staff

Fayette1800 Pillar of the Community United States 1094 Posts	Posted 01/27/2026 1:09 pm The glare makes it pretty impossible to tell much of anything. The photos of your half dollar were much better. Report this Post to the Staff
Caddis Valued Member United States 258 Posts	Posted 01/27/2026 2:13 pm Yes. I will try again. I struggle with the photos. Report this Post to the Staff
Caddis Valued Member United States 258 Posts	Posted 01/27/2026 5:51 pm Not sure if these are better. Report this Post to the Staff
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10515 Posts	Posted 01/28/2026 12:37 am Quote: Not sure if these are better. They're not - but the black spot may be a carbon spot. Once you have carbons spots it's pretty much a permanent thing. Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36738 Posts	Posted 01/28/2026 09:58 am AU details, PMD Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18657 Posts	Posted 02/06/2026 09:38 am that black spot is not a spot it appears to some type of metal issue. it could be PMD but there is no surrounding damage on the higher devices so it may have been a planchet issue pre-strike. if this is the case it would probably come back in a genuine holder and may or may not receive a grade of AU Report this Post to the Staff
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